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Fans have come up with a theory to explain why Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty against Brentford The Manchester United captain had his penalty saved as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at the G-Tech Stadium on Saturday Despite the defeat, United head coach Ruben Amorim remained upbeat that he could turn around the fortunes of the club Bruno Fernandes’ poor season continued on Saturday afternoon after he missed a decisive spot-kick against Brentford.
Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty vs Brentford. Photo by Catherine Ivill.
Source: Getty Images Manchester United suffered a 3-1 defeat to Brentford in the early weekend kick-off, compounding Ruben Amorim’s woes.
Amorim is yet to win back-to-back Premier League games since he was appointed to succeed Erik ten Hag last November.
Igor Thiago scores twice vs Manchester United He mastered a 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend but failed to follow up on the win with another victory at the G-Tech stadium.
Igor Thiago was the star of the show, scoring twice in the first half. The Brazilian striker first beat the offside trap in the 8th minute to fire past Altay Bayindir before tapping in from close range 12 minutes later.
Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal in United colours, halving the deficit in the 26th minute. The Red Devils failed to take any of their other chances, including in the second half when they were awarded a penalty.
Brentford’s former man Bryan Mbeumo was fouled by Nathan Collins, but the defender was lucky to walk away with only a yellow card.
Fernandes stepped up to take the penalty, but his effort was thwarted by Caoimhin Kelleher. It is the second time this season that the Portuguese midfielder has missed a penalty after blazing over the bar against Fulham in August.
Fans suggest why Fernandes failed to score vs Brentford Fans believe that Fernandes was thrown off his game after he was forced to wait for almost five minutes to take the penalty.
The officials stopped the game to review Collins’ red card before Brentford coach Keith Andrews made some substitutions in the same window.
Blaugran Lad said,
“Brentford coach Keith Andrews made substitutions to delay Bruno Fernandes’ penalty so that his confidence drops. It worked, and Bruno missed the penalty. What a coach.” Mghosi Mwanyosh said,
“Brentford’s coach, Keith Andrews, has pulled the most diabolical move! That was how to use psychological warfare. Bruno was destined to lose that shot. Don’t joke with over 4 minutes of thinking about taking a penalty. That was cold as ice!!!” Brentford manager Keith Andrews. Photo by Vince Mignott.
Source: Getty Images While Board Game Dan said,
“Absolutely love that from Keith Andrews. Can see Bruno pacing around the area waiting to take the penalty, so decided to make him wait a bit longer with a triple substitution. It worked!” After his miss against Fulham, Fernandes blamed referee Chris Kavanagh, who budged into him before he took the penalty. United drew that game then.
“Yeah, I was upset. Like every penalty taker, you have your own routine. You have your own things that you do, but he upset me because the referee didn’t apologise, and that is what triggered me in that moment.” Speaking after the game, Amorim once again defended his back-three system, which has faced constant criticism.
“It is always the same, when we win it’s not the system, when you lose it’s the system. I think it’s more than we play this game like Brentford wants to play this game. With long balls, we kick the balls, second balls, and we never settle down in our game. We never play our game. We never pushed the opponent,” he said via Manchester United’s website. Who could replace Amorim? In a related story, three names have emerged as possible replacements for Ruben Amorim.
Biurnemouth coach Andoni Iraola is one of the leading names, although some feel it will have to be at the end of the season.
Michael Carrick has been linked with a return to the club, while Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner is one of the leading names.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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